nanmuru

IGI
Akkadian · verb
variants IGI.LA₂ : nanmuru , IGI.DU₈ : nanmuru
Edited by: Mathieu Ossendrijver , Marvin Schreiber
Last edited: 2026-10-16
Meanings
Literal translation
to appear
Categories
astronomical term
synodic phenomenon
stellar phenomenon
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1. to appear

1.a to appear astronomical term

mul.GU4.AN ša2 UD-1-KAM IGI.LA2 EN UD-20-KAM NU IGI.LA2

‘The Bull-of-Heaven-star which was seen on the 1st day, is not seen until the 20th day.’

— AO 6455 (TCL VI 11 = TU 11) obv. 5

Genre: collection of astrological and astronomical rules Provenance: Uruk Date: ca. 200 BCE

Brack-Bernsen, Lis, and Hunger, Hermann. 2002. TU 11. A Collection of Rules for the Prediction of Lunar Phases and of Month Lengths. SCIAMVS 3 8

2. to appear at the first appearance

2.a to appear at the first appearance synodic phenomenon

Said of planets

(16') TA ŠU₂ ana IGI (17') 6.15 KI DU IGI

‘(16') From setting to appearance (17') the position proceeds (by) 6;15, (then) it (= Jupiter) appears.’

— BM 34081+ (BMAPT No. 18)

Genre: mathematical astronomy: procedure text Provenance: Babylon Date: ca. 250-50 BCE

Ossendrijver, M. 2012. Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts. New York: Springer. obv. ii 16'-17'

28 MUL₂.BABBAR ina SAG MAS.MAS IGI 10 UŠ NA-su

‘(Day) 28, Jupiter appears in the beginning of Gemini, its NA (= time from sunset to setting of Jupiter) is 10 UŠ.’

— BM 34794+ (ADRT I No. -324B) obv. 11'

Genre: astronomical diary Provenance: Babylon Date: 325 BCE

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1988. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. I: Diaries from 652 B.C. to 262 B.C. Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 194-195

3. to rise heliacally

3.a to rise heliacally stellar phenomenon

in 18 MUL₂.KAK.BAN IGI ⸢NU PAP⸣

‘Around (day) 18 the bow star appeared; I did not watch.’

— BM 34672 (ADRT III No. -93B) 3'

Genre: astronomical diary Provenance: Babylon Date: 94 BCE

Sachs, A. J., Hunger, H. 1996. Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia, Vol. III. Diaries from 164 B.C. to 61 B.C. Vienna, Austria: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 432-433

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APA (7th)
Ossendrijver, M., & Schreiber, M. (2026). IGI (Lemma #239). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/239/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Ossendrijver, M., & Schreiber, M. (2026). IGI (Lemma #239). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/239/
MLA (9th)
Ossendrijver, M., & Schreiber, M. (2026). IGI (Lemma #239). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/239/
Harvard
Ossendrijver, M. and Schreiber, M. (2026) IGI (Lemma #239), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/239/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac239,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Ossendrijver, Mathieu and Schreiber, Marvin},
	year = {2026},
	title = {IGI ({Lemma} #239)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/239/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/239/},
}